House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.  Removes proposed changes to GS 14-50.17 (soliciting, encouraging participation in a gang) and GS 14-50.18 (soliciting, encouraging gang participation-minors) that would have included communications created or shared online as the kinds of communications that fall within the ambit of the acts constituting the crime. Removes new GS 14-50.31 (possession of firearm by criminal gang member). Amends Rule 416 by narrowing the scope and purposes for which a defendant's commission of criminal activity (was, also defendant's other crimes, wrongs, or acts) can be considered in a proceeding where they are accused of conducting, participating in, or conspiring to commit criminal gang activity or any proceeding under Article 13B of GS Chapter 14 to only being considered for the purpose of proving any element of the alleged crime (was, may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant).  Removes provisions of new GS 14-50.33 making it a Class G felony for any person to sell, deliver, give, or transfer a firearm to a person the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a member of a criminal gang if the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe the member intends to carry, possess, discharge, or otherwise use the firearm in commission of a criminal act listed in GS 14-50.16A(2) and makes conforming changes. Also amends the remaining felony by no longer requiring the gang member to have specified knowledge about the juvenile's intent.

Makes conforming and organizational changes.